A Jockey is a rare mob in which a Hostile Mob spawns riding another Mob. They were first added in Update 0.11.0.
Types[]
Spider Jockey[]
A Spider Jockey spawns as a Skeleton or a Wither Skeleton riding a Spider or a Cave Spider. It is a very dangerous mob as the Skeleton uses ranged and the Spider uses melee, making it a deadly combination. Since Update 0.14.0, a Baby Zombie can also ride a Spider.
Chicken Jockey[]
A Chicken Jockey spawns as a Baby Zombie or a Baby Zombie Pigman riding a Chicken. It moves very fast, making it very hard to outrun. Only the Zombie is hostile, not the Chicken. Before Update 0.14.0, the Zombie didn't control the Chicken.
Skeleton Horse Trap[]
A Skeleton horse trap first spawns as a single Skeleton Horse during a thunderstorm. When the Player gets close, lightning strikes it and three or four Skeleton Horses ridden by a Skeleton with an enchanted Iron Helmet and an enchanted Bow spawn. It is the only way to get tamed Skeleton Horses. It was added in Update 0.15.0.
Version Exclusive Mobs[]
Wolf Jockey[]
A Wolf Jockey spawns as a Baby Zombie riding a hostile Wolf. It was added in Update 0.14.0. It was also a bug added in Update 0.11.0 and removed in Update 0.12.1. At this time, the Baby Zombie didn't control the Wolf, and the Wolf wasn't hostile.
Cow Jockey[]
A Cow Jockey spawns as a Baby Zombie riding a Cow. It was added in Update 0.14.0. It was also a bug added in Update 0.11.0 and removed in Update 0.12.1. At this time, the Baby Zombie didn't control the Cow.
Zombie Jockey[]
A Zombie Jockey spawns as a Baby Zombie riding a Zombie, a Zombie Pigman, a Husk or a Zombie Villager. It was added in Update 0.14.0. They are also very dangerous.
Mooshroom Jockey[]
A Mooshroom Jockey spawns as a Baby Zombie riding a Mooshroom. It was added in Update 0.14.0.
Pig Jockey[]
A Pig Jockey spawns as a Baby Zombie riding a Pig. It was added in Update 0.14.0.
Ocelot Jockey[]
An Ocelot Jockey spawns as a Baby Zombie riding an Ocelot. It was added in Update 0.14.0.
Sheep Jockey[]
A Sheep Jockey spawns as a Baby Zombie riding a Sheep. It was added in Update 0.14.0.
Horse Jockey[]
A Horse Jockey spawns as a Baby Zombie riding a Horse, a Donkey, a Mule, a Zombie Horse or a Skeleton Horse. It was added in Update 0.15.0.
Husk Jockey[]
A Husk Jockey spawns as a Baby Zombie riding a Husk, making it one of the most dangerous Jockeys in the game. It was added in Update 0.15.0.
Trivia[]
- Wither Skeletons also have a very small chance to spawn riding a Spider or a Cave Spider, creating a Wither Jockey.
- Since Update 0.14.0, the Baby Zombie controls the mob it is riding.
- The Mooshroom Jockey is one of the rarest to find, due to Mooshrooms only spawning in Mushroom Biomes. Also, monsters don't spawn there.
- All the Jockeys that were added in Update 0.14.0 and the Cave Spider Jockey are exclusive to Minecraft.